Hakkipikki tribes

Why in news?

In Karnataka, several members of the HakkiPikki Tribe survived Covid-19.

• The Gujrathioa, Kaliwala, Mewara, and Panwara clans of the HakkiPikki tribes are semi-nomadic tribal people.
• They speak a variety of south Indian languages, including Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, as well as Vagribooli, a Guajarati-like language.
• In Kannada, the HakkiPikki means “bird catchers.”
• In Karnataka, it is classified as a Scheduled Tribe.

Origin and History:

• The HakkiPikki tribal groups have a long history that includes an ancestor who is said to be related to the legendary Ranapratap Singh.
• The HakkiPikki tribal community is a Kshatriya or warrior tribal group that was forced to move to southern India after defeating Mughal rulers.